Is there anyway to replace your phone in smart things without having to unravel EVERYTHING that’s been setup in smart things that is tied to the phone…? I don’t see anyway to do this which seems super stupid?

EVERYTHING that’s been setup in smart things that is tied to the phone…?

What do you mean by “tied to the phone”?

Do you mean the phone as an “arrival / departure / presence sensor”? That’s the only stuff “tied to your phone”…

Everything else is stored in the SmartThings Cloud and you get access to it from any phone/tablet upon which you install the SmartThings App.

If you mean #1 … then welcome to SmartThings… imagine what happens if your Hub fails. “Everything” (well, every ZigBee and Z-Wave Device and SmartApp) is tied to the Hub, even though the data is in the Cloud. Migration tool is not provided.

I just changed my phone. I removed smartthings from the old phone installed it in the new phone and logged in with the same smartthings id. I assumed that the phone presence will automatically be linked to the new phone. I don’t see my presence changing at all. Can someone please help me setup the new phone as a presence sensor?